Data Management Coordinator

University of Chicago • Hyde Park, IL

20h • $50,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Chicago that advances a novel public health approach to prevent early cognitive disparities and achieve impact at scale. Our mission is to create a national shift in the knowledge and behavior of parents and caregivers that leads to optimal foundational brain development in all children during the first five years of life. In pursuit of this mission, we translate the latest brain science into tools and strategies that help parents, organizations, and communities, meet the developmental needs of children.
The TMW Center seeks a qualified Data Management Coordinator to support a variety of research, data management tasks, and project coordination work related to the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK), as well as data from other research studies conducted across the Center. As we build a robust data management system for the Center, we envision this role supporting those efforts.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, data science, public policy, public health, or similar field.
• 2-5 years of experience using statistical software (in Stata) to conduct data cleaning and data checks, create visualizations, and run descriptive analyses.
• Experience programming and testing online surveys in REDCap or similar software.
• Experience building data management systems and implementing quality control procedures across studies.
• Experience programming in Python.
• Demonstrated interest or coursework in early childhood education/development.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance multiple projects, responsibilities, and deadlines concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Conducting data checks, data cleaning and variable creation (in Stata) to ensure data quality and integrity and to prepare data sets for analysis.
• Developing and implementing protocols to streamline and standardize data collection, storage, and processing across studies and datasets.
• Maintaining code library and documentation.
• Setting up and testing online surveys in Contentful and REDCap.
• Assisting with study recruitment and data collection activities.
• Providing project management and research coordination support.
• Collaborating with external research and implementation partners to implement data collection protocols.
• Coordinating translation of the SPEAK into additional languages following established translation protocols.
• Identifying and summarizing relevant research literature to support study design and interpretation of results.
• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support.
• Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level